Wealth management

IMGCAP(1)]As our economy continues to struggle, one issue that seems to have escaped a solution is the unemployment of so many of our fellow citizens.

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In today’s volatile market, wealth and personal money management can be more daunting than ever.

The legislation passed by Congress at the end of 2010 to extend the Bush tax rates for another two years is bad news for estate planning practitioners.

The Internal Revenue Service offered advice to taxpayers and preparers about a new form they will need to use to report most capital gains and losses from transactions relating to investment property.

A majority of the American public believes it’s more difficult for young adults today to pay for college, find a job, purchase a home, or save for the future, compared to their parent’s generation.

The vast majority of executives responsible for 401(k) plans at their companies are feeling less confident that employees are financially prepared for retirement, according to a survey by Deloitte.

Baby Boomers nearing retirement age will have many factors to consider in choosing where to live in retirement, including state taxes, according to CCH tax experts.

In its chaotic final days, MF Global's floundering brokerage used increasingly large chunks of customer money in an effort to keep the company afloat, creating a massive shortfall in customer funds, the trustee liquidating the brokerage has found.

Comedienne Betty White is helping pitch life settlements as a way for Baby Boomers to help fund their retirement.

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The CPA community is diverse when it comes to how practices manage themselves andthe services they offer clients. When it comes to personal financial planning, the diversity is sometimes as unique from practice to practice as ice cream from escargot.

The Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing Thursday to explore decisions by the Internal Revenue Service that have increased commodity speculation by allowing some mutual funds to use offshore shell corporations and complex financial instruments to circumvent longstanding Tax Code limits on mutual fund trading in commodities.

Men tend to focus on the numbers when doing their retirement planning, and women are more likely to plan for retirement based on their lifestyle goals, according to new research.

Payroll and benefits outsourcing provider Paychex has launched Paychex Advisor Select 401(k), an offering designed for fee-based financial advisors.

The American Institute of CPAs has partnered with the Fox Financial Planning Network, a financial services consulting firm in San Diego, to help CPAs add financial planning to their practices.

More than three-quarters of investment bankers surveyed by BDO USA indicated that Chinese accounting scandals have led them to increase their due diligence when vetting China-based offerings.

Small business owners favor talking with financial advisors who are the same gender as them, with male business owners showing a stronger bias than female owners, according to a new study.

Fewer than two out of five American adults plan to make positive financial changes in 2012 as many of them expect to go through another tough financial year.

Upbeat claims in earnings reports and other SEC filings by public companies tend to encourage investor lawsuits, according to a new study.